Tillery also stated that for this test, “You don’t even have to get out of your car. They don’t want to wait.” Tillery is referencing the fact that you could be waiting for your results for up to two weeks if you take the nasal swab test. She said, “The reason for this new test is that people want to know now if they have the virus. Lori Tillery, who manages Synergy Wellness, seemed very optimistic about the new test. So, there’s a greater than 90% chance that your test, if you have one, will find the antibodies.” What that means is that over 90% of the tests have been able to detect the antibodies. Werdehoff stated, “We’ve already done a trial run and there’s been a greater than 90% sensitivity in those trials. The tests originated in Wuhan, China (the original source of the virus) and while they are not officially FDA approved, they seem to have some promising potential. The tests are administered with a finger prick and use just one drop of blood to test for IgM and IgG antibodies.
In contrast, these new tests don’t detect the actual virus itself, but they do detect the antibodies that are produced when the immune system recognizes the virus in the body. The original nasal swab tests were designed to pick up actual COVID-19 particles within the patient’s nasal passages. I had the opportunity to speak with him about the new COVID-19 tests that they will be offering to residents of the Huntsville/Madison community. Steven Werdehoff, one of the main physicians at Synergy. Synergy Wellness is a clinic in Huntsville that offers a variety of treatments including hormone replacement, suboxone treatment for opioid addiction, ketamine infusion therapy for depression, and other forms of “wellness treatments,” according to Dr.